DOD investigating leaked documents regarding classified Ukraine war plans

SHANNON LONGWORTH: THE PENTAGON IS INVESTIGATING HOW CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS ON THE WAR IN UKRAINE LEAKED TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

THE DOCUMENTS — WHICH APPEARED ON TELEGRAM AND TWITTER — DETAIL SECRET AMERICAN AND NATO PLANS FOR BUILDING UP THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY AHEAD OF A PLANNED OFFENSIVE AGAINST RUSSIAN TROOPS.

THE DOCUMENTS INCLUDE CHARTS OF ANTICIPATED WEAPONS DELIVERIES — TROOP AND BATTALION STRENGTHS — AS WELL AS OTHER PLANS.

MILITARY ANALYSTS WHO HAVE ANALYZED THE DOCUMENTS SAY THEY APPEAR TO BE MODIFIED TO OVERSTATE THE NUMBER OF UKRAINIAN DEATHS AND UNDERSTATE THE NUMBER OF RUSSIAN DEATHS.

THE ANALYSTS SAY THIS COULD POINT TO DISINFORMATION EFFORT FROM RUSSIA.

HOWEVER — THEY ALSO NOTED OTHER PARTS OF THE DOCUMENTS APPEAR TO BE AUTHENTIC.

THE UKRAINE OFFENSIVE IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.

IT WOULD FOLLOW RUSSIA’S OWN RECENT OFFENSIVE — WHICH HAS STRUGGLED TO MAKE GAINS IN EASTERN UKRAINE.

WESTERN ANALYSTS ARE CURRENTLY DEBATING WHETHER THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IS EVEN CAPABLE OF RESISTING A UKRAINIAN ATTACK OR MOUNTING THEIR OWN.